Lifestyle and Home

• Ok… So Now What?

  • Ok… So Now What?, originally uploaded by krisalis903. This afternoon I left work a little early to pick up a couple packages that were waiting for me at my apartment office. One of those packages was this beauty: a Janome 3128. I bought it on Black Friday (shopping online of course). I was so excited [...]

• Super Mega Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4 (WHEW)

  • In my last entry about the Apartment Therapy program, I decided it might be better if I did a combination of Deep Treatment tasks and One-Room Remedy tasks so here’s what I had on my to-do list for this week. Boy did kick myself in the pooper when I committed to that. I should have [...]

• Design Inspiration: Don’t Forget the Black

  • Black is such a misunderstood color. And yes, I’m calling it a color just like gray, white, and the standard color family members ROYGBIV. I used to think that having black furniture meant it would darken a room when in reality, it actually enhances the colors around it. Having all of your furniture in black [...]

• Week 1 Creating Your Own Vision

  • Week 1, originally uploaded by krisalis903. I had a little bit of a rocky start last week, but I’m determined to catch up and keep up. For week 1, I had a list of things to do: Read through to p. 69 (I skimmed since I’ve already been through the program before ) Complete interview [...]

• Apartment Therapy: The 8-Week Cure (Fall 2008)

  • I am SO excited about Apartment Therapy 8-Week Cure is starting up next week. After missing out on the last Cure event and only half-participating in the one before that, I am DEDICATED to completing this Cure event like I did in Spring 2007. I saw so many changes in my home that it felt [...]

• On July 31st, You Can Hold Me To This

  • Money has never been anything I had to worry about growing up. And it’s not that I came from a wealthy family, I was just fortunate enough to have two parents who were really smart with their income and expenses. My college tuition was always paid in full. My car payment was taken care of [...]

• The Leaf Market Loose Tea, Tisanes and Tea Merchandise

  • Loose Leaf White and Rooibus Tea from The Leaf Market in Lewisville, TX, originally uploaded by krisalis903. I was feeling adventurous today. After trying loose leaf tea for the first time last night over at my friend Heather’s, I was hooked. So I decided to go on a search for some loose leaf tea and [...]

• Follow up to the D40: Nikon Introduces the D60

  • Ooooh… ahhhh…! Yes, the Nikon D60 is coming out (retail at wolfcamera.com starting at $749). I haven’t had a chance to oogle over all the details, but so far from what I’ve glanced over, the D60 will have a slightly faster shooting speed at 3 frames per second (I think the D40 is 2 or [...]

• Korea House Sushi and Korean Barbeque in Dallas

  • Korea House Dallas, originally uploaded by krisalis903. This month, my boss and I decided we would have Korean for lunch. Seeing as how I’d never had Korean food before, I didn’t know where to go so our plan was to drive down Harry Hines in Dallas and keep our eyes open for anything that looked [...]

• It’s National Get Organized Month!

  • Seriously, is there any event that DOESN’T have a month dedicated to it? But anyhoo, according to the National Association for Professional Organizers, January is National Get Organized month! Wooo!